Folding furniture



May 19, :1931. B. L. -I ,LxUFesEzlu FOLDING FURNITURE 3 Sheets-Sheet l 'Filed April 23, 1927 gva/vento; 6. QUOI/M @51g gtkmm/WW May 19, 1931. B. L. LAURSEN FOLDING FURNITURE May 19, 1931. B. L. I AuRsEN Fou-)ING FURNITURE Filed April 23, 1927 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 8 8 L l m 4 A 2 \\l\\ .l|..| lll- .l ||||Il 4 M m 0 2 l Q o MWI M e n /L/f UNAM 1-11m 8 m 4 4 3 liatenteclY May 19, 1931 `NETE ST'Ai BRUNO LA'URIS LAURSEN, OF DUNEDIN, FLORIDA,- ASVSGNOR, VBY MESH E ASSIGNMENTS,

OF FORTY-EIGI'IT PER CENTTO CLEAR/WATER LUMBER COMPANY INCOE-113012. A'.FSJFJD,.v

o1 CLEABWATER, FLonrp'A; AooRPoRATIou oF Encarna 1' i *y FOLDING FURNITURE Application filed April 23,'

invention pertains to folding furparticularly `seats and ironing This niture, boa-rds. y. l n .c

It is an object of the invention to combinea folding ironing boa-rd, a sleeve board, and folding seat so that any of the elements of the combination may be used without interference from the others.v

Another object is to produce the arrange y nient above described of such dimensions that it may be installed in a wall or partition between standard studding spaced' sixteen inches on centers. 'Y l' Another object is to so arrange the struc-k ture that no fl'oorsupports are' necessary, thereby leaving the space underneath the furniture free of obstructions whenever the furniture is inoperative position.

Another object is to save space by having the units in one cabinet.

supporting brace for ironing board, and as part of the front of the cabinet'.

Further and other objects and advantages will be hereinafter set'forth in the accompanying speciiczuJionv and claims'and shown in the dranivings7 which by way 'of illustrae tion show what is now considered the preferred embodiment ofthe. invention. V

Fig. l is a front view of the cabinet when closed. 1

Fig. 2 is a cross-section on the line 2-2 Aof Fig. l.

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. l'but with the front of the cabinet removed.

Fig. 4 is a cross-section on the line 2-2 of Fig. l but with ironing board and sleeve board in operative position.

Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view 0n the line 5--5of Fig. l. y

Fig. 6 is a cross-section on thek line 2-2 brace 30 hinged to board 12.

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1927. "serieu No.' iasn'z'ojf of Fig. 1 but with the seat operative posi'k tion7 theironing boards beingclosed in Ythe upper part of ,theA cabinet.

The cabinet` comprisesthe side wallslO;n

base board'12, cap lllfand rear wall 1G. Preferably the cabinet. is of such width as to lit between studding on lf3-inch centers.

and the lower section by seat 24, connectedV rto back '22 by a pairof hinges26;v l Tov move the lseat fromv its inoperative position within the Ycabinet to its operative position, the user grasps Yhandle 28 (Fig.

l) provided for 'the purpose and draws the sea-t 24; and seat back 22 to operative posil tion as shown in Fig. 6, in `rwhich position the seat is supported from base board 12 by endof braceBO is pivotally connected to seat rails'32 vby trunnions on the endsv ofV F The limer (rear) ends ofr rail 252" are supportedV by trunnions on the ends of bar 36 guided bygrooves ini-Valls l0. The

grooves each comprisean upwardly entending straight portion 38 and a lower hooked portion 40. v j

lThe ironing board 4-.2 yand sleeve board 4d are shown inoperative position in Fig. 4:. 'The innerend of'board42 is provided `at its, under` side- Vwith a cross bar lo having u trunnions 48 onits ends, which enter slots *inA ycabinet side members 10,. Each slot has a vertical section 50 and a short upper section 52' projecting'forwardly from the up;

perend yof section'O. Operative position trunnlons '48' are in Ysections 52.` kBoard 4t2 is also supportedv at a point midway of its length by seat'bacl 22'whichl acts as anl angle braceto Ysupport board 4:2 on the upper edge of seat 24 through hinges 26 (Fig- 4).' The upper edge of back 22 is provided von its rear with a transverse strip 54 having trunnionsw56l ony its ends lengaging slots 58 in longitudinal rails GOon thefunder side of board 42 `near the outerL edgesv thereof.

The upper n Sti furcatedat its inner end-to forni arins (52.A

Each arin 82 is attached Vat its inner end by 'a hinge 64 to a cross bar 66 'fast to rear Freely suspended;

wall 'i6 oi the cabinet. between arnis 62 on hinge wire 68 is a block 70 ot' proper length to supportboard li' horizontally when block I'(O'rests en board 4t2 in Fig. 4.'

Ifrsleeve board llinot wanted for use it is swungupwardly on hinge @fil until-it rests against the rear wall of the cabinet as shown in Figs. 2 and 6. Vthen board ai is moved to thi-s position, block 70 remains vertical and hangs between the ari'ns 62, against the rear wall of the cabinet.

Ifironing board l2 is not Wanted for use the operator grasps its free outer endy and pushes inwardly and upwardly, with the result that trunnionsY Li8 are nioved out of horizontal groove 52 and downwardly in groove 50 to the lower end thereof, at the saine tiine trunnions 58 nieve along grooves 58 and the boardtakes the position shown in Figs. 2 and 6, standing vertically in 'front et sleeve board lll in the upper portion of the cabinet. Tnat portion of the cabinet inay then be enclosed by shutting door 18.

Ii'boards i2 and 4e' are both in operative position, they may both be folded back into the cabinet by the single movement above describedffor board i2 alone. Boarcs 42 and lllwill reinain in inoperative position without use et fasteners because when they are Yvertical their centers ofgravity are to rear of their points of support, which are trunniens Ai8 and hinges 6d respectively.

l-Vhen seat 2a is nioved to its inoperative position as described in the copending application above mentioned, it takesY the position Yshown in Fig. 2, thereby orining an enclosing front for the lower part oi the cabinet. Then the seat is closed, trunnions 56 atV the. top oi' seat back 22 nieve along grooves 58 and back 22 assumes the position shown in Fig. 2, wherein it orinsthe 'front enclosure of the cabinet for the space bel. In a structure of the character de-V scribed,in combination, upright side walls having rlower and upper grooves in the inner surfaces' thereof, each lower groove having an upright inclined portion and an upwardly and forwardly inclined portion at the lower end of the upright portion, and each upper groove having upright portion and a forwardly extending portion at the lower end oli' said upright portion, a seat having trunnions disposed and movable in the lower grooves of said side walls, an ironing board having trunnions disposed and niovable in the upper grooves oi said wallsv and also having a grooved portion at its underside, and a seat bach and ironin-ghoard brace hingedly connected to the seat and having trnnnion means disposed and inovable in the grooved portion oi the ironing beard, whereby the seat, ironing board and seat back may be supported in operative and inoperative positions at the will oi. the operator and inay be nieve;` iiroinV either of said positions to the other by a single continuous operation.

2. ln a structure of the character dcscribed, in combination, upright side walls having lower and upper grooves in the iin-f ner surfaces thereof, each lower groove having an upright inclined portion and an upwardly and forwardly inclined porti/fi at the lower end of the upright po and each upper groove having an upright i tion and a forwardly extending portion at the lower endet said upright portion, a seat having trunnions disposed and movable in the lower grooves oi saidside walls, an ironing beard having trunnions disposed and movable in the upper grooves of said walls and also having a grooved portion at its underside, and a seat back and ironingboard brace hingedly connected to the seat and having trunnion means disposed and" inovable in the grooved portion oi? the ironing board, whereby the seat, ironing board and seat bach inay be supported in operative and inoperative positions at the will oi" the operator and niay be inoved freni either el? said positions to the other by a single continuous operation; the seat and seat baci; being of an area toiclose a portion olf the space between the side walls when said seat and back and ironing board are in inoperative position.

'In testimony whereof I hereto ailix iny signature. t

BRUNO "liiiUllS LAURSEN.

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